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Jun. 26, 2017 at 9:08 am CDT

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, June 26 (CNS Canada) The Canadian dollar was firmer Monday morning, with gains in crude oil behind some of the strength. At 9:07 CDT Monday morning the Canadian dollar was at US$0.7563 or C$1.3222 which compares with Friday’s North American close of US$0.7537 or […]

Jun. 23, 2017 at 4:19 pm CDT

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, June 23 – The Canadian dollar finished slightly lower against its US counterpart to end the week. The loonie was pressured by a softer inflation report which reduced investor optimism about a potential interest rate hike. However, TD Securities says the level of economic […]

Jun. 23, 2017 at 8:56 am CDT

By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, June 23 – The Canadian dollar was relatively unchanged against its US counterpart on Friday, as losses in crude oil were offset by gains in metals and natural gas. Canada’s inflation rate rose 1.3% compared to the same time a year ago. That was […]

Jun. 22, 2017 at 3:59 pm CDT

By Commodity News Service Canada June 22 – The Canadian dollar made gains relative to its American counterpart today following news of strong April retail sales. Canadian consumers posted retail sales of C$48.64 in April, a .8 per cent increase compared to March and higher than the .2 per cent […]

Jun. 22, 2017 at 9:33 am CDT

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, June 21 (CNS Canada) – The Canadian dollar was trading at 75.55 U.S. cents at 8:46 CDT (C$1.3236 per US$1). The loonie closed Wednesday at 75.13 U.S. cents (C$1.331 per US$1) Statistics Canada reported today that retail sales gained 0.8 per cent in April […]